Indigenous Reads Challenge

Essays

by Whitehead, Joshua

Book - 2022

In these ten unique, heart-piercing non-fiction pieces, award-winning writer Joshua Whitehead illuminates the complex moment we’re living through now, in which Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples are navigating new and old ideas about “the land.” In these ten unique, heart-piercing non-fiction pieces, award-winning writer Joshua Whitehead illuminates the complex moment we’re living through now, in which Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples are navigating new and old ideas about “the land.” Show less

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Di-bayn-di-zi-win : to Own Ourselves

Embodying Ojibway-Anishinabe Ways

by Fontaine, Jerry

Book - 2022

A collaboration exploring the importance of the Ojibway-Anishinabe worldview, the use of ceremony and language in living a good life, attaining true recon...Show more A collaboration exploring the importance of the Ojibway-Anishinabe worldview, the use of ceremony and language in living a good life, attaining true reconciliation, and resisting the notions of indigenization and colonialization inherent in Western institutions. Show less

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This Place

150 Years Retold

Graphic Novel - 2019

Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully illustrated, these stories ...Show more Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic battles, and time travel. See how Indigenous peoples have survived a post-apocalyptic world since Contact. Show less

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All the Little Monsters

How I Learned to Live With Anxiety

by Robertson, David

Book - 2025

With humour, warmth and heartbreaking honesty, award-winning author David A. Roberston explores the struggles and small victories of living with chronic a...Show more With humour, warmth and heartbreaking honesty, award-winning author David A. Roberston explores the struggles and small victories of living with chronic anxiety and depression and shares his hard-earned wisdom in the hope of making other people’s mental health journeys a little less lonely. Show less

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The Berry Pickers

by Peters, Amanda

Book - 2023

A four-year-old girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that will remain unsolved for nearly fifty years. A stunni...Show more A four-year-old girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that will remain unsolved for nearly fifty years. A stunning debut by a vibrant new voice in fiction, The Berry Pickers is a riveting novel about the search for truth, the shadow of trauma and the persistence of love across time. Show less

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Becoming A Matriarch

A Memoir

by Knott, Helen

Book - 2023

Becoming a Matriarch is charted with poetic insights, sass, humour, and heart, taking the reader over the rivers and mountains of Dane Zaa territory in No...Show more Becoming a Matriarch is charted with poetic insights, sass, humour, and heart, taking the reader over the rivers and mountains of Dane Zaa territory in Northeastern British Columbia, along the cobbled streets of Antigua, Guatemala, and straight to the heart of what matriarchy truly means. This is a journey through pain on the way to becoming. Woven into the pages are themes of mourning, sobriety through loss, and generational dreaming. Show less

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Bad Medicine

by Twin, Christopher

Graphic Novel - 2022

A group of Cree teens gather around a fire to share stories of spirits and shapeshifters in this chilling debut graphic novel. Inspired by Cree folklore a...Show more A group of Cree teens gather around a fire to share stories of spirits and shapeshifters in this chilling debut graphic novel. Inspired by Cree folklore and modern Cree life, Bad Medicine will transport readers to terrifying new worlds that only exist at the edges of human imagination. Show less

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Firekeeper's Daughter

by Boulley, Angeline

Book - 2021

In Firekeeper's Daughter, debut author Angeline Boulley crafts a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community. In Firekeeper's Daughter, debut author Angeline Boulley crafts a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community. Show less

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Real Ones

A Novel

by Vermette, Katherena

Book - 2024

An energetic, probing and ultimately hopeful story, real ones pays homage to the long-fought, hard-won battles of Michif (Métis) people to regain ownership of their identity and the right to say who is and isn't Métis. An energetic, probing and ultimately hopeful story, real ones pays homage to the long-fought, hard-won battles of Michif (Métis) people to regain ownership of their identity and the right to say who is and isn't Métis. Show less

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There There

by Orange, Tommy

Book - 2018

Fierce, angry, funny, and heartbreaking, There There is a relentlessly paced multi-generational story about violence and recovery, memory and identity, an...Show more Fierce, angry, funny, and heartbreaking, There There is a relentlessly paced multi-generational story about violence and recovery, memory and identity, and the beauty and despair woven into the history of a nation and its people. An unforgettable debut. Show less

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If I Go Missing

by Jonnie, Brianna

Book - 2019

Combining graphic fiction and non-fiction, this young adult graphic novel serves as a window into one of the unique dangers of being an Indigenous teen in...Show more Combining graphic fiction and non-fiction, this young adult graphic novel serves as a window into one of the unique dangers of being an Indigenous teen in Canada today. The text of the book is derived from excerpts of a letter written to the Winnipeg Chief of Police by fourteen-year-old Brianna Jonnie — a letter that went viral and was also the basis of a documentary film. In her letter, Jonnie calls out the authorities for neglecting to immediately investigate missing Indigenous people and urges them to "not treat me as the Indigenous person I am proud to be" if she were to be reported missing. Show less

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Never Whistle at Night

An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology : Are You Ready to Be Un-settled?

Book - 2023

"These wholly original and shiver-inducing tales introduce readers to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desper...Show more "These wholly original and shiver-inducing tales introduce readers to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge. Introduced and contextualized by bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones, these stories are a celebration of Indigenous peoples’ survival and imagination, and a glorious revelling in all the things an ill-advised whistle might summon." Show less

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